Robert Thomson (footballer, born 1993)
Robert Thomson (born 28 May 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Alloa Athletic. He has previously played for Dundee United, Alloa Athletic, Dunfermline Athletic, Brechin City, Dumbarton and Greenock Morton.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Alloa Athletic | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2012 | Dundee United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Dundee United | 2 | (0) |
2012 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 14 | (4) |
2013 | Dunfermline Athletic | 9 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Brechin City | 80 | (29) |
2016–2017 | Dumbarton | 36 | (11) |
2017–2019 | Greenock Morton | 38 | (4) |
2019– | Alloa Athletic | 15 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:03, 20 January 2020 (UTC) |
Career
Dundee United
Born in Paisley, Thomson spent the majority of his youth career as an academy player with Scottish Premier League side Dundee United.[2] After spending time on loan at Alloa in 2012–13, Thomson returned to Dundee United and made his official first-team debut in the Scottish Premier League on 9 March 2013, against St Mirren coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Rory Boulding as Dundee United drew the match 0–0.[3]
Alloa Athletic
On 11 August 2012, it was officially confirmed that Thomson had signed with Scottish Second Division side Alloa Athletic on loan till 1 January 2013.[4] Thomson then made his debut for Alloa Athletic that same day, in a 1–1 draw against East Fife as a substitute for Mark Docherty.[5] In the following game, on 18 August 2012, he scored the first professional goals of his career, with a brace against Albion Rovers in the 79th and 83rd minutes of the match to give Alloa Athletic a 3–0 away victory.[6] Thomson then scored two further goals for Alloa, on 1 September 2012 in a 3–1 win against Brechin City[7] and then on 15 December 2012, against Stranraer in a 3–2 defeat.[8]
Dunfermline Athletic
On 30 August 2013, Thomson signed for Dunfermline Athletic on a contract running until the end of December 2013.[9] He made his debut the following day in a 3–1 win against Stranraer.[10] On 14 September 2013, he scored what turned out to be his only goal for Dunfermline in a 1–1 draw against Brechin City.[11]
Brechin City
On 27 January 2014, Thomson signed for Brechin City until the end of the season.[12] He scored 15 goals in the 2015–16 season and won the Scottish League One Player of the Month for April[13] a month in which he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over Peterhead.
Dumbarton
In May 2016, Thomson signed for Scottish Championship club Dumbarton.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw with Peterhead in July 2016.[15] He scored the Sons 500th goal at the Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium in March 2017, with the first of a double against Raith Rovers in a 4–0 victory.[16]
Greenock Morton
After impressing Greenock Morton manager Jim Duffy with displays against his side, Thomson signed a pre-contract agreement for a two-year deal with the Cappielow club on 9 February 2017, with the move taking place during the summer of 2017.[17]
Alloa Athletic
On 18 June 2019, Thomson signed for Alloa Athletic.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 January 2020 [19]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dundee United | 2012–13[20] | Scottish Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2012–13[21] | Scottish Second Division | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
Dunfermline Athletic | 2013–14[22] | Scottish League One | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Brechin City | 2013–14[22] | Scottish League One | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
2014–15[23] | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 43 | 8 | ||
2015–16[24] | 32 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 35 | 15 | ||
Total | 80 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 92 | 30 | ||
Dumbarton | 2016–17[25] | Scottish Championship | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 12 |
Greenock Morton | 2017–18[26] | Scottish Championship | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 29 | 6 |
2018–19[27] | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
Total | 38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 7 | ||
Alloa Athletic | 2019–20[28] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 20 | 1 |
Career total | 194 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 227 | 55 |
- Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup, two appearances in the Championship play-offs
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- "Robert Thomson Joins the Wasps". Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- "Robert Thomson". Dundee United. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "ST. MIRREN VS. DUNDEE UNITED 0 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "Robert Thomson joins Wasps". Alloa Athletic. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "ALLOA ATHLETIC VS. EAST FIFE 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "ALBION ROVERS VS. ALLOA ATHLETIC 0 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "BRECHIN CITY VS. ALLOA ATHLETIC 1 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "STRANRAER VS. ALLOA ATHLETIC 3 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "Robert Thomson Signs". dafc.co.uk. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- "Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Stranraer". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- "Brechin City 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic". 14 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- "Robert Thomson". brechincity.com. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- Findlay, Alan. "AN AWARD WINNER ALREADY!". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- "Signing news: Striker joins from Brechin City". dumbartonfootballclub.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- Barrow, Simon. "SONS BEATEN IN BETFRED ON PENALTIES". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- Galloway, Andrew. "Dumbarton (4) v Raith Rovers (0)". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- Mitchell, Jonathan (9 February 2017). "Robert Thomson signs pre-contract agreement". Greenock Morton FC. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- "DOUBLE DEAL FOR ALLOA". Scottish Professional Football League. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- Robert Thomson at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
External links
- Robert Thomson at Soccerbase
- Robert Thomson at Soccerway